placenta
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"I was NOT prepared for the placenta pic," wrote one, and another replied: "Placenta and placenta pills were not on my bingo card for today but OK."
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
And so, in many ways, geologically, we moved from the Age of Reptiles into what I would argue is the Age of the Placenta.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024
Research efforts like the Human Placenta Project aim to build a new research base on the ephemeral organ.
From Salon • May 29, 2024
The research team began by studying placentas donated for research purposes through the MCW Maternal Research Placenta & Cord Blood Bank.
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023
That is to say, it becomes the point of attachment of the Placenta, an organ that has the very important function of drawing upon the resources of the mother's blood.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)
Vocabulary lists containing placenta
Animals (Zoology) - Middle School
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